Trabzonspor finished third in the Turkish top flight last season, nine points clear of Besiktas, to qualify for the Europa League playoff round.
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Australia’s Irankunda revels in ‘unreal’ World Cup shock
Nestory Irankunda called it “unreal” after the 20-year-old born in a refugee camp played a pivotal role in Australia’s shock 2-0 World Cup win over Turkey. The livewire winger put the unfancied Socceroos on their way after 27 minutes in Vancouver on Saturday and Connor Metcalfe scored another in the second half to make the […]
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Turkey qualify for World Cup with playoff win over Kosovo
Turkey qualified for the 2026 World Cup on Tuesday after Kerem Akturkoglu’s goal secured a 1-0 win away to Kosovo in their European play-off final, shattering their hosts’ dream of appearing at the tournament for the first time. Akturkoglu diverted Orkun Kokcu’s shot into the net in the 53rd minute in Pristina for the only […]
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Kadioglu fires Turkey past Romania, to brink of World Cup
Turkey kept their hopes of a first World Cup appearance since 2002 alive as Ferdi Kadioglu scored a second-half winner in a 1-0 victory over Romania in their playoff semifinal on Thursday. Vincenzo Montella’s Turkey will face Kosovo on Tuesday for a ticket to the expanded 48-team finals in the United States, Mexico and Canada. […]
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Galatasaray survives Juve scare to squeeze into Champions League last 16
Galatasaray scraped through to the last 16 of the Champions League despite throwing away a three-goal aggregate lead at 10-man Juventus on Wednesday, with two extra-time goals limiting the Turkish outfit to a 3-2 defeat.
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Merino hat-trick inspires Spain rout, Wirtz lifts Germany
Mikel Merino scored a hat trick as a majestic Spain thumped Turkey 6-0 away in World Cup qualifying on Sunday, while a brilliant Florian Wirtz free kick helped Germany beat Northern Ireland 3-1 to get their bid up and running.
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USMNT reaction: Positive view taken on yet another loss
How do you put a positive spin on a third straight loss?
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USA-Turkey Men’s Friendly Player Ratings
A beautiful 1st-minute goal by Jack McGlynn proved a false dawn for Mauricio Pochettino’s young team on a rainy Saturday afternoon in Connecticut.
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Mauricio Pochettino on testing his Gold Cup squad against Turkey
Mauricio Pochettino did not say “yes” when asked whether his squad was good enough to win the Gold Cup.
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Jose Mourinho grabs Galatasaray coach’s face after losing Istanbul derby
Fenerbahce coach Jose Mourinho grabbed the face of his opposite number after losing to Galatasaray.